JACKPOT ENTERPRISES INC
SC 13D/A, 1998-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 2)

                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            JACKPOT ENTERPRISES, INC.
                            -------------------------
                                (NAME OF ISSUER)

                                  COMMON STOCK
                                  ------------
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                  466392107
                                  ---------
                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)

                              Kenneth W. Pavia, Sr.
                          Bolero Investment Group, L.P.
                                Ingraham Building
                          25 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 720
                              Miami, Florida 33131
                                (305) 371-5200
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                (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
              AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS)

                                    Copy To:

                                  Troy J. Rillo
                           Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                      201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2000
                              Miami, Florida 33131
                                 (305) 539-3355

                                  MAY 18, 1998
                                  ------------
           (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT)

      If the filing person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].



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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 2


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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

       BOLERO INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P.

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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                       (a)   [X]
                                                                       (b)   [ ]
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3      SEC USE ONLY


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4      SOURCE OF FUNDS

       WC

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5      CHECK BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO
       ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ( )

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6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       CALIFORNIA
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NUMBER    7         SOLE VOTING POWER
OF
SHARES              265,300 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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            8       SHARED VOTING POWER

                    -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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            9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    265,300 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
            10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       263,700 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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12     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
       SHARES             (  )

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13     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       3.0%
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14     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       PN
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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 3



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

       KENNETH W. PAVIA, SR.

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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                       (a)   [X]
                                                                       (b)   [ ]
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3      SEC USE ONLY



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4      SOURCE OF FUNDS

       AF

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5      CHECK BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO
       ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ( )

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6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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NUMBER         7         SOLE VOTING POWER
OF
SHARES                   465,700 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               8         SHARED VOTING POWER

                         -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               9         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         465,700 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       465,700 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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12     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
       SHARES             (  )

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13     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       5.3%
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14     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       IN
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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 4



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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

       FHI, INC.

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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                       (a)   [X]
                                                                       (b)   [ ]
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3      SEC USE ONLY



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4      SOURCE OF FUNDS

       WC

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5      CHECK BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO
       ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ( )

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6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       NEVADA
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NUMBER         7         SOLE VOTING POWER
OF
SHARES                   5,300 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               8         SHARED VOTING POWER

                         -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               9         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         5,300 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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11     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       5,300 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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12     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
       SHARES             (  )

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13     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       .058%
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14     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       CO
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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 5



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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

       FLORENCE PARTNERS INC.


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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                       (a)   [X]
                                                                       (b)   [ ]
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3      SEC USE ONLY



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4      SOURCE OF FUNDS

       WC

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5      CHECK BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO
       ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ( )

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6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       SOUTH CAROLINA
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NUMBER         7         SOLE VOTING POWER
OF
SHARES                   195,100 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               8         SHARED VOTING POWER

                         -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               9         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         195,100 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       195,100 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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12     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
       SHARES             (  )

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13     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       2.1%
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14     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       CO
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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 6



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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

       CHARLES POWERS


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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                       (a)   [X]
                                                                       (b)   [ ]
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3      SEC USE ONLY



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4      SOURCE OF FUNDS

       AF

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5      CHECK BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO
       ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ( )

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6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER         7         SOLE VOTING POWER
OF
SHARES                   195,100 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               8         SHARED VOTING POWER

                         -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               9         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         195,100 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         -0- SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       195,100 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
       SHARES             (  )

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       2.1%
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14     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       IN
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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 7




ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER.

      This  Amendment  No. 2 to  Schedule  13D is being  filed on  behalf of the
undersigned  Reporting  Persons to amend the Schedule 13D filed January 14, 1998
(the "Schedule  13D"),  relating to shares of common stock,  par value $0.01 per
share (the "Shares"),  of Jackpot  Enterprises,  Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company").  The principal  executive offices of the Company are located at 1110
Palms Airport Drive, Las Vegas,  Nevada 89119. Unless otherwise  indicated,  all
capitalized  terms  used  herein  but not  defined  herein  shall  have the same
meanings as set forth in the Schedule 13D.

ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

            As of the close of business on May 18, 1998,  the Reporting  Persons
held in the aggregate  465,700  Shares,  of which (i) 265,300 were  purchased by
Bolero,  (ii) 5,300 were  purchased by FHI and (iii)  195,100 were  purchased by
Florence Partners.

      Bolero   purchased  its  Shares  for  an  aggregate   purchase   price  of
$3,105,129.20  (excluding  commissions),  of which approximately  $2,083,077 was
provided  from  Bolero's  working  capital and  $995,459.70  was  provided  from
borrowings under standard broker margin arrangements.

      FHI  purchased  its Shares for an aggregate  purchase  price of $61,490.60
(excluding commissions),  which approximately $45,490.60 was provided from FHI's
working capital and  approximately  $16,000 was provided from  borrowings  under
standard broker margin arrangements.

      Florence Partners  purchased its shares for an aggregate purchase price of
$2,262,865.90  (excluding  commissions),  which  $2,234,069.40 was provided from
Florence  Partners'  working capital and $28,796.50 was provided from borrowings
under standard broker margin arrangements.

ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

      Item 4 to the  Schedule  13D is hereby  amended,  in  pertinent  part,  as
follows:

            On May 20,  1998,  Mr.  Pavia,  on behalf of the  Bolero  Investment
Group, L.P., delivered a letter to the Company, which letter is filed as Exhibit
2 and is incorporated by reference herein,  urging the Board of Directors of the
Company to either  substantiate  of disavow  market  rumors that the Company has
received an offer for the purchase of the Company.

ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

      (a)-(b) As of the close of business on May 18, 1998, Bolero directly owned
in the aggregate  265,300  Shares,  which  represent  approximately  3.0% of the
8,856,039  Shares  outstanding  as of May 4, 1997,  as reported in the Company's
Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q for the  quarter  ended  March  31,  1998  (the
"OUTSTANDING  SHARES").  Bolero,  acting through its sole general  partner,  Mr.
Pavia,  has the sole  power to vote or direct  the vote,  and to  dispose  or to
direct the disposition of, the Shares which it owns directly.

      As of the close of business on May 18,  1998,  FHI  directly  owned in the
aggregate 5,300 shares, which represents approximately 0.060% of the Outstanding

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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 8



Shares.  FHI has the sole  power to vote  direct to vote,  and to  dispose or to
direct the disposition of, the Shares it owns directly.

      As of the close of business on May 18,  1998,  Mr.  Pavia did not hold any
Shares directly.  As the sole general partner of Bolero, Mr. Pavia may be deemed
to beneficially own the Shares held by Bolero. As the sole executive officer and
shareholder of FHI, Mr. Pavia may be deemed to beneficially  own the Shares held
by FHI. As the managing director of Florence  Partners,  Mr. Pavia may be deemed
to beneficially own the Shares held by Florence Partners.

      As of the close of business on May 18,  1998, Mrs. Pavia did not hold any
Shares  directly.  Mrs.  Pavia has no right to vote or  dispose  of any Shares
held by any of the Reporting  Persons and therefore does not  beneficially own
any of such Shares.

      As of the close of business on May 18, 1998,  Florence  Partners  directly
owned in the aggregate 195,100 Shares,  which represents  approximately  2.2% of
the Outstanding Shares.  Florence Partners has the sole power to vote, direct to
vote and to  dispose  or to  direct  the  disposition  of,  the  Shares  it owns
directly.

      As of the close of business on May 18, 1998,  Mr.  Powers did not hold any
Shares  directly.  As  the  sole  director,  sole  executive  officer  and  sole
shareholder of Florence  Partners,  Mr. Powers may be deemed to beneficially own
the Shares held by Florence Partners. As a limited partner of Bolero, Mr. Powers
has no right to vote or dispose of any Shares held by Bolero and therefore  does
not beneficially own any Shares held by Bolero.

      By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "ACT"),  Bolero, FHI, Mr. Pavia,  Florence
Partners  and Mr.  Powers  may be  deemed  to be a  "group."  By  reason  of the
provisions of Rule 13d-5 under the Act, any member of the group may be deemed to
own all Shares beneficially owned by Bolero,  FHI, Mr. Pavia,  Florence Partners
and Mr. Powers.  Florence Partners and Mr. Powers do not affirm the existence of
such a group and disclaim  beneficial  ownership of Shares beneficially owned by
Bolero,  FHI and Mr.  Pavia.  Bolero,  FHI and Mr.  Pavia also do not affirm the
existence  of  such  a  group  and  disclaim  beneficial   ownership  of  Shares
beneficially owned by Florence Partners and Mr. Powers.

      Except as set forth in this Item  5(a)-(b),  each of the persons  named in
this  Item  5(a)-(b)  disclaims   beneficial   ownership  of  any  Shares  owned
beneficially or of record by any other person named in this Item 5(a)-(b).

      (c) In the past sixty days,  Bolero  purchased 4,700 Shares and sold 1,000
Shares  through open market  purchases and sales in the following  transactions,
all of which were effected on the New York Stock Exchange:

                                         PRICE PER        TYPE OF
      DATE               NO. OF SHARES       SHARE*    TRANSACTION
      April 3, 1998              3,000        12.66       Purchase
      May 14, 1998                 100       12.875       Purchase
      May 14, 1998                 400        12.75           Sale
      May 15, 1998                 600       12.625           Sale
      May 18, 1998               1,000       12.50        Purchase
      May 18, 1998                 500       12.25        Purchase
      May 18, 1998                 100       12.625       Purchase

* Excluding commissions.


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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 9




      Except as set forth herein,  none of the Reporting  Persons or Mrs.  Pavia
has effected any transaction in the Shares during the past sixty days.

      (d) Not applicable.

      (e) Not applicable.



ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

      Exhibit 1   Joint Filing Agreement (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 1 to Schedule 13D).

      Exhibit 2   Letter from Mr. Pavia to the Company dated May 20, 1998.



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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 10


                                    SIGNATURE

      After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best of each of the  undersigned's
knowledge and belief,  each  certifies  that the  information  set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  May 21, 1998

                                    Bolero Investment Group, L.P.


                                    By: /s/ Kenneth W. Pavia, Sr.
                                        -------------------------
                                    Name: Kenneth W. Pavia, Sr.
                                    Its:  General Partner


                                    /s/ Kenneth W. Pavia, Sr.
                                    -------------------------
                                    Kenneth W. Pavia, Sr.


                                    FHI, Inc.


                                    By:  /s/ Kenneth W. Pavia, Sr.
                                         -------------------------
                                    Name: Kenneth W. Pavia, Sr.
                                    Its:  President


                                    Florence Partners, Inc.


                                    By:  /s/ Charles Powers
                                         ------------------
                                    Name: Charles Powers
                                    Its:  President


                                    /s/ Charles Powers
                                    ---------------------
                                    Charles Powers


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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 11



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      Exhibit 1   Joint Filing Agreement (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 1 to Schedule 13D).

      Exhibit 2   Letter from Mr. Pavia to the Company dated May 20, 1998.





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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 12


                                    EXHIBIT 1


                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

           (Incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit 1 to Schedule 13D filed with
    the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 1998)





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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 13



                                    EXHIBIT 2

                [Letterhead of Bolero Investment Group, L.P.]

May 20, 1998

Mr. Don Kornstein
CEO
Jackpot Enterprises, Inc.
1110 Palms Airport Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

Re:   Alleged Offer For Jackpot Enterprises, Inc.

Dear Mr. Kornstein:

As general partner of the Bolero  Investment  Group and beneficial owner of over
five (5%) percent of Jackpot  Enterprises  Inc.'s (Jackpot) shares, I am writing
to express my concerns  regarding  the spate of rumors  involving  the potential
sale  of the  company.  Due to  Bolero's  stake  in the  company  and  our  well
established goal of enhancing  shareholder value, I have recently been contacted
by a  variety  of  individuals  and  alleged  investors  who have  notified  the
undersigned  that there was an offer  outstanding  for the  purchase of Jackpot.
These rumors were very  specific in nature and the  consensus  among these third
parties was that a transaction was imminent. Since the company had not announced
receiving  any  offer  and had not  given any  indication  that  management  was
actively  pursuing this type of  transaction  to enhance  values,  I immediately
became   concerned  that  potential  third  party  investors  would  base  their
investment  decisions  on these  rumors and  thereby  potentially  exposing  the
company to liability.  Based on the magnitude of the alleged transaction as well
as the  potential  harm  of any  misinformation,  I  attempted  to  contact  the
company's outside counsel in order to discuss this matter.

After a week of trading  phone calls,  I was able to finally speak with Mr. Alan
Annex,  Esq.,  the apparent  chief  outside  counsel of the  company.  Mr. Annex
expressed surprise about the rumors and stated that this was his first notice of
their  existence.  I proceeded  to express my concerns  and  requested  that the
company  address  this  matter and either  substantiate  or disavow  the sum and
substance of these  unverified  allegations.  Mr. Annex assured me that he would
address this matter immediately.  I proceeded to memorialize our conversation by
letter dated May 15, 1998,  and sent by facsimile  and regular mail. A full four
days later,  after not having  received any  clarification  from the company,  I
sent, via facsimile and to the attention of Mr. Annex, a newspaper  article,  in
GAMING  TODAY,  that  chronicled  the rumors  and  specifically  identified  the
potential buyer.

Shortly thereafter, I received a phone call from an individual who had spoken to
you in regard to the newspaper article.  After expressing  surprise at the speed
in which this  information was being  disseminated,  you allegedly stated to the
individual that the company would announce a transaction  only upon receipt of a
financed  offer,  with the  emphasis  apparently  on  financed.  This  seemingly
semantic  distinction on the  materiality  of an offer  appeared  intellectually
dishonest  at  best,   contrived  at  worst.  While  not  privy  to  the  actual
conversation,  if taken at face  value,  appears  to be an  attempt to justify a
position  that  is   unsupportable.   The   culmination  of  a  transaction  has
traditionally  been contingent  upon the receipt of an offer,  the acceptance of

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CUSIP No. 466392107                                                   Page 14



same, and the obtainment of the requisite financing. If the statement attributed
to you is indeed correct,  it would appear that you would have a potential buyer
commit to expending an inordinate  amount of time,  fees,  and work without even
advising whether the offer is acceptable in form and content.  Additionally, you
would preclude the shareholders of the company from forming their own opinion in
regard to the attractiveness of the offer.

In analyzing Jackpot's  affirmative duties and whether the company has a duty to
acknowledge or disavow the rumors of an impending sale, it is helpful to explore
the relevant case law. Underlying the adoption of the disclosure requirements of
the  securities  laws was a legislative  philosophy  that there cannot be honest
markets without honest  publicity.  Manipulation and dishonest  practices of the
market place thrive upon mystery and secrecy.  Disclosure, and not paternalistic
withholding  of accurate  information,  is the policy  chosen and  expressed  by
Congress.  In regard to the merger context, the courts have addressed situations
similar to the one  confronting  Jackpot {BASIC INC. V.  LEVINSON,  485 U.S. 224
(1988)}.  In BASIC,  the Supreme  Court held that a  company's  duty to disclose
information is dependent on the materiality of the information.  Materiality has
been defined as the  significance  the  reasonable  investor  would place on the
withheld or misrepresented information. In the merger context, materiality would
depend  on the  probability  that the  transaction  will be  culminated  and its
significance to the issuer of the securities.  Beyond the requirements placed by
the  foregoing,  the New York  Stock  Exchange  has also  spoken on the issue of
disclosure.  According to the NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE  LISTED MANUAL,  companies
are  expected  to release  quickly to the public any news or  information  which
might reasonably be expected to materially affect the market for its securities.
Additionally,  the  manual  requires  companies,  in certain  circumstances,  to
correct market rumors.

Applying the foregoing tests to the situation  confronting the company, it would
appear  reasonable to advocate the  acknowledgment of an offer or the disavowing
of the rumors. Assuming the company has received an offer with defined terms and
conditions,  the company  has an  affirmative  duty to advise the  shareholders.
Alternatively,  if an offer has not been received, management should immediately
address the unfounded  rumors in order to protect its shareholders and potential
investors  from  relying on same.  Silence  and  qualified  responses  to direct
questions exacerbate the situation and frustrate the intent of the relevant case
law, the legislative  intent,  certain  administrative  rules, and the fiduciary
obligations of directors and management to the company's shareholders.

The purpose of this  correspondence  is to bring to your  attention the level of
interest  and  activity  in regard to the  rumors  of the  imminent  sale of the
company.  Beyond the effect of these  unconfirmed  allegations  on the company's
shareholders and potential investors, I am concerned that the failure to respond
to these  rumors  may cause  irreparable  harm to the  company.  Failure  to act
resolutely and either  substantiate the rumors or disavow same could subject the
company to the wrath of disgruntled shareholders and attempts to seek redress in
appropriate  forums.  Additionally,  failure to properly  address the matter and
issue veiled noncommittal  responses could subject the company and its directors
to potential  liability.  As beneficial  owner of over five percent of Jackpot's
shares,  I am deeply  concerned with the foregoing  scenarios.  I would urge the
directors and management to carefully review this matter and adopt a position of
full, timely, and accurate disclosure.

Sincerely,

/s/ Kenneth W. Pavia, G.P.

Kenneth W. Pavia, G.P.




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